This is the opinion of Dansk Erhverv and Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU), who fear that an expert group’s recommendations for large outdoor events will endanger the party.
Director of the Danish Chamber of Commerce Brian Mikkelsen is afraid that the football party will be reserved for fans with match tickets if the expert group’s recommendations become politics.
– We are worried that the folk festival will be in danger. We need some light at the end of the tunnel – something to look forward to, he says.
The first European Championship match in the Park will be played on 11 June.
Before the corona pandemic occurred in Denmark, DBU counted on an audience of almost 40,000 people at Ofelia Plads and Rรฅdhuspladsen in Copenhagen, respectively, when European Championship matches were to be played in the Park.
And even though this is not what the Danish Chamber of Commerce wants, the trade association still believes that with the division of fans it is possible to reach an audience of between 13,000 and 19,000.
– This means that we can still have the big EC parties at Rรฅdhuspladsen, in Aarhus, Odense, Aalborg and Esbjerg, says Brian Mikkelsen.
The government’s expert group made its recommendations for a number of events on April 23 – including the scheme for large outdoor events where people stand up.
The Danish Chamber of Commerce specifically proposes that the politicians decide that the model, which the government’s expert group calls 2b, be implemented no later than 11 June.
With that model, you can hold events with up to 10,000 participants if you divide them into groups of 2000 people. There are also requirements for coronapas, where a lightning test only applies for 24 hours instead of 72 hours, just as there is an area requirement and a requirement for extra security personnel.
Jesper Mรธller, chairman of DBU, says in a press release that the football union, since Denmark was given the hosting, has been working on holding big screen events around the country.
– The Danish hosting is much more than matches at the stadium, he says.
Source: The Nordic Page